Texas state ag leaders now believe more than 7,000 head of cattle died in the still-out-of-control wildfires in the Texas Panhandle. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller believes thousands more will be added to the death toll by the time the fires are finally extinguished. The number does not include those injured and burned livestock that …
March 11, 2024 archive
Colorado legislature still considers bill to end oil and gas drilling in 6 years
At last word, a bill to stop new oil and gas development in Colorado by 2030 was still alive. However, some observers believe its chances of winning approval in the entire legislature is not strong…..it likely won’t survive. Democratic lawmakers and environmentalists are behind the bill, including Sen. Sonaya Jaquez Lewis who sponsored …
New Mexico Governor vetoes bill to help with tax exemptions for small oil and gas wells
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham stepped in and used her veto powers to kill a bill to give a tax exemption to operators of small oil and gas wells in her state. The exemption for “stripper” wells was included in a catch-all tax package approved in February by the New Mexico legislature. But …
Broken power pole appears to have caused Texas wildfires
While the number of lawsuits filed over the more than 1-million acre wildfire in the Texas Panhandle still burns out of control, a new study blames it on a power line pole decayed at the base. The study by the Texas A&M forest service pinpointed the start of the fire Feb. 26 near …
Energy quick reads
** Top European energy companies on Friday asked U.S. regulators to reject Venture Global LNG’s request for a one-year construction permit extension to its Louisiana export plant. Shell PLC, Italian utility Edison, Repsol, Orlen SA, and Galp Energia SA oppose the request because they believe Venture Global LNG has completed its plant but has failed to give …
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